NeoCon, NYCxDesign, Salone del Mobile, 3 Days of Design, ICFF, HiP Awards, Metropolis Likes, Dezeen Awards, and every new release making its way into the world outside of these events - we're keeping tabs on all of it. For this issue of the Notebook, we waded through many products to bring you our favorites. Some are award-winning. Some are one-of-a-kind pieces of art. All included in this issue caught our eye, and we can't wait to share them with you.
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We set out to explore furniture design inspired by place on a global scale. A bit ambitiou
But damn if we weren’t blown away. Here you’ll find pieces inspired by burial monuments We hope this glimpse at what people are creating across continents piques your curiosity
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Primitive Structures Tab Weonrhee South Korea Dolmens - megalithic b monuments and places
Kiku no Hana Floorlamp Time & Style Japan Bonbori-type shade remiiscent of a chrysanthemum (Kiku no hana in Japanese)
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Ebony Abacus Chair Suyab x Living in Design China Antique Chinese abacus, “the backrest has a melodic rhythm that embraces qualities of wabi-sabi.”
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K2 Lounge Chair +Halle for Hightower Pakistan K2 Mountain
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Rabari Rug Doshi Levien x Nanimarquina India
“[Nipa Doshi’s] aunt had an amazin hand embroidery, working with glis The women sat together on rugs on collaborating in groups, the intricat to reference the unfinished embroid spontaneous compositions of the ru Joyful, irreverent and unique.”
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ng embroidery workshop in Ahmedabad, with 25 highly skilled craftswomen, who were all experts in stening mirrors, silk and cotton thread and metallic sequins amongst other non-precious materials. n the floor, surrounded by these jewel like elements scattered around them as they worked. Often te embroideries took several days to complete. Doshi Levien wanted the collection for Nani Marquina deries like studies of different techniques in progress, as they gradually emerge over time. The ugs embody the serendipity and freedom to improvise inherent in each step of a handmade piece;
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Icon the Lighthouse Sculpture Natalie Rosin x Jardan Byron Bay most easterly point in Australia
Meadow Vase Tom Butterworth x Onestone Sydney Australian sandstone
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Totem Orb Lamp Lucas Wearne x Neighbourhood Studio Melbourne carved from Australian limestone
Snoogy Entertainment Unit Heimur Melbourne boat-making technique with Australian timber
Paloma Coffee Table Sarah Ellison Sydney coastal Australia of the 80s
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Hurlysi Tables Thomas Coward x Artedomus Greece Elba stone
Polygone Textile Mary Jo Miller x HBF Textiles Norway Stone pavers
Bavaria Textile Studio Job x Maharam Germany A celebration of traditional farming
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Europe
Polder Sofa Hella Jongerius x Vitra Netherlands
Dutch ‘polder’ landscape - the artificial land reclaimed from the sea by means of long horizontal dykes and intersecting drainage canals
Tchotchke from the Polish word czaczko, a small object that is decorative rather than functional
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Mara Credenza Orior Ireland Made with one of the oldest stones in the world - Irish Green marble sourced from Connemara, Ireland, along with lightly patina’d brass, walnut, and two tones of green leather
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Chichira Cabinet Peter Mabeo x Fendi Casa Botswana Made from palm leaves and Panga Panga wood by weavers from Etsha
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Iklwa Lounge Chair Mac Collins x Benchmark
Sub-Saharan Africa + Caribbean Afrocentrism and Afrofuturism
Steen Planters SAOTA x Indigenus South Africa
Cape Floral Kingdom and rock formations on the coastal cliffs, “steen” is the Afrikaans word for rock
Àdùnní Lounge Chair Tosin Oshinowo x ilé ilà Nigeria
“Daughter of the sweet one” in Yoruba, made with Nigerian teak wood and indigenous Yoruba textile Asò-oké
Apep Side Table Lina Alorabi x Don Tanani Egypt Named for the serpant- shaped ancient Egyptian demon of chaos
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Nyala Chair Jomo Tariku Ethiopia
“Inspired by the shy and elusive mountain antelope from the Bale Mountains of East Africa, the hand-carved armrests and legs of this chair echo the Nyala’s distinctive soaring horns and sturdy hind legs. Staying true to the non-territorial nature of the Nyala, the chair blends with the design pallet of modern living spaces while maintaining its individuality. Unfortunately the population of the antelope that inspired this chair has declined from over 25K to under 2.5K in the last 30 - 40 years. In the Bale Mountain region, there are around a thousand remaining.”
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Kalvgv Sunrise Chest Amatoya Zuni Tribe in New Mexico
“The Zuni tribe associates [the Sun] with warmth which made life and growth possible and believes it brings playfulness and joy to children along with good fortune and prosperity to families.”
Silla Tabachín Fabien Cappello x Mexa Mexico Invitation to sit and rest under a Tabachin tree
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Masaya Rocking Chair Masaya Nicaragua Weave pattern inspired by the Momotombo Volcano America North
Revolve Planter Barter Design Canada
Concrete and solid red cedar - materials reflective of British Columbia
Rhapsody in Blue Textile Tabboo! x Maharam United States of America New York City after dark
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Copacabana Dining Table Claudia Moreira Salles x Avenue Road Brazil reclaimed Brazilian wood with inspiration from Athos Bulcão’s stone mosaics
Trinidad Chair Nana Ditzel x Fredericia Trinidad elaborate fretwork from the Gingerbread Facades
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Mecedora Bamba Rocker Carolina Ortega Colombia Traditional weave
Carro de Boi Chaise Espasso Brazil Rural, bull-drawn carriage
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Iceberg Sofa Fnji The natural form of glaciers sculpted by wind and water with the platform representing melting glaciers
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Macklin Table Stephen Antonson Named for one of the crew on the Endurance expedition into Antarctica
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Design offers the immense potential to tell stories about who we are and what our planet is, even how we relate to each other in a material world.
PRIYA KHANCHANDANI
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